Dramatic: Rosamund Pike wowed in a dramatic tulle gown in the February issue of Vanity Fair, where she spoke about attempting to emulate the late Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's aloofness for Gone Girl
She
welcomed her second child only a month ago but Rosamund Pike is back in
the spotlight as she enters awards season with her movie Gone Girl.
The 35-year-old mother-of-two covers the February issue of Vanity Fair,
on sale January 9, where she wows in a plunging white top, while the
photoshoot inside the magazine shows Rosamund displaying her tiny waist
in a dramatic designer gown.
The
picture shows her with her hair teased into a bouffant style and
Rosamund wears a dress with a shirt-style top and a huge ruffled skirt,
which flows to her knees.
Taking the plunge: Rosamund's dazzling cover was shot by Mario Testino and shows the starlet in a low-cut dress
In the accompanying interview, she opens up about director David Fincher encouraging to base her character Amy Dunne on the late Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and trying to perfect the aloof quality of the wife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.
Fincher told Vanity Fair: 'I had these images of before and after—of Carolyn as an 18-year-old and as a 20-year-old, the notion of someone self-made. She crafted herself, she re-invented herself, and invented that persona. That's where I began.'
Rosamund added: 'I ordered old copies of the Vanity Fair in which she appeared on the cover. I scoured the Internet for any footage of her or, even better, any interviews or recordings which captured her voice.
Aloof: Director David Fincher revealed he wanted Rosamund to capture the aloofness of the late Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy for her character Amy Dunne
Captivating: Carolyn captured the heart of JFK Jr and captivated the world before they tragically died in a plane crash with her sister in 1999
And I realised that David had basically given me a cipher to study. There are countless photographs of Bessette…but I could find nothing of her in her own words. And I thought, Well, maybe that's fine. Amy, as she wants to be seen, should be created from outside in.'
Bessette-Kennedy, tragically died in a plane crash with her husband and sister in 1999.
Rosamund also spoke to Vanity Fair about shooting the dramatic scene where she murdered her boyfriend Desi by slitting his throat.
The scene was shot 36 times with 450 gallons of blood and Fincher said: 'I told them to rehearse it for three days, as we're pumping five gallons of blood out of Desi's throat.'
The February issue of Vanity Fair is on sale this Friday, January 9.
Mesmerising: Rosamund's role as the enigmatic Amy alongside Ben Affleck has won her rave reviews
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